Paceman Luke Butterworth again destroyed South Australia’s batsmen to help Tasmania secure a crushing innings and 30 run victory in the Sheffield Shield match in Adelaide. Butterworth took 10 wickets …
Hawthorn’s AFL grand final selection victim Tom Murphy has joined Gold Coast. The 26-year-old defender played 95 games with the Hawks but was dropped for this year’s grand final. He …
John O’Neill has stood down as chief executive of the Australian Rugby Union (ARU). The decision comes earlier than O’Neill had originally forecast in the wake of the Wallabies’ semi-final …
Australia’s rugby sevens coach Michael O’Connor believes Luke Morahan has shown it’s possible to successfully combine a 15-a-side elite career with sevens. The Queensland Reds back has only just returned …
Former Penrith and Canberra coach Matt Elliott has been unveiled as the new Warriors NRL mentor, signing a two-year deal on Friday. Elliott arrives at the club under immediate pressure …
Top-ranked Victoria Azarenka and two-time former champion Ana Ivanovic had straight-set wins on Thursday to reach the quarter-finals of the WTA event in Australia. Azarenka beat Simona Halep of Romania …
Returning to the fairways after captaining Europe to their Ryder Cup win, Jose Maria Olazabal carded a modest 75 to be 10 shots off the pace after the first round …
England defender Ashley Cole has accepted a charge of misconduct for insulting the Football Association in an offensive Twitter post. Cole admitted bringing the game into disrepute when he reacted …
World No.1 Victoria Azarenka reached the quarter-finals of the Generali Ladies WTA event after a 6-1 6-1 thumping of Romania’s Simona Halep. Azarenka dominated play from the baseline as she …
Sydney has won its bid to host the 2014 Bingham Cup, the world’s top gay rugby tournament. The International Gay Rugby Association and Board (IGRAB) made the announcement early on …
Justin Rose produced a Tiger Woods-like shot to defeat the 14-time major winner and set up a showdown with fellow Englishman Lee Westwood in the World Golf final on Thursday. …
Roger Federer survived a huge scare to reach the Shanghai Masters quarter-finals and guarantee a 300th career week as world No.1. While Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray showed ominous form, …
Australian Steven Jones joined local pair Liang Wenchong and Yuan Hao in a share of the first round lead at the China Masters after firing a three-under-par 68 on Thursday. …
Novak Djokovic fired an ominous warning to his rivals on Thursday, powering into the Shanghai Masters quarter-finals as defending champion Andy Murray finally made his bow with an easy win. …
Former England captain Andrew Strauss has returned to cricket following his shock retirement after accepting a role with the International Cricket Council on Thursday. Strauss stunned the sport when he …
Tiger Woods easily accounted for world No.1 Rory McIlroy in the first ever match play showdown between the pair to reach the semi-finals at the World Golf Final in Belek, …
Karie Webb shot a 6-under par 65 on Thursday in the LPGA Malaysia to hold a share of the lead alongside defending champion Na Yeon Choi. Choi was 5 under …
Referees boss Bill Harrigan has queried whether the benefit-of-the-doubt rule has a future after a number of controversial decisions marred the end of the NRL season. The game’s whistleblowers and …
